Books › A short account of a violin by Stradivari, dated 1690 : now in the possession of Messrs. W. E. Hill & sons, 1889 › scan 24
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A short account of a violin by Stradivari, dated 1690 : now in the possession of Messrs. W. E. Hill & sons, 1889
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1The only features which characterize this violin as a work of the earlier period are the slightly greater hollowing out of the model round the edges, the exquisite finish of the purfling, and the drooping corners.
3The dimensions are as follows:—
5Length of body – – – 14 inches full.
6Width across the top – – 6 1/6 ,, bare.
7Width across the bottom – 8 1/4 ,,,
8Height of sides (top) – – 1 3/6 ,,,
9Height of sides (bottom) – 1 7/2 ,,,
11It may be mentioned that, excepting the change of bass bar already referred to, the inside of the violin is untouched.
13We are able to add three illustrations of the "Tuscan" Stradivari which represent the instrument accurately, and give a very truthful idea of its exceptional beauty. We are indebted for these plates to the admirable drawing of Mr. Alfred Slocombe and to the skilful superintendence by Mr. William Gibb of their reproduction by chromolithography. We believe that these illustrations are the first pictures ever produced of a violin by Stradivari which are sufficiently accurate to show its true colour, the character of the wood, and the minuter details of the master's workmanship.
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